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Quickly turn multiple lines into comments in Python
Trying to comment out a block of code in Python? There are multiple easy methods to do so! You can use the hash character # or turn the lines into a string. The keyboard shortcut for turning lines into code varies depending on the text editor you’re using. This wikiHow shows you how to comment out multiple lines in Python.
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- Place a # and a space before each line of code.
- Alternatively, place """ before and after the block of code.
- To use a keyboard shortcut, select the block of code, then press the key combination.
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QuestionHow to apply # on all lines of code?BhoimusTop AnswererFirst, select the entirety of the code using Ctrl+A. Then, use the keyboard shortcut for commenting code set for your IDE. Default key combinations for popular IDEs are given in the last step above.
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